why do churches have rows of benches that peopel sit on? Why don't people form a crowd around the pastor?
jingwei said:why do churches have rows of benches that peopel sit on? Why don't people form a crowd around the pastor?
jingwei said:why do churches have rows of benches that peopel sit on? Why don't people form a crowd around the pastor?
jingwei said:why do churches have rows of benches that peopel sit on? Why don't people form a crowd around the pastor?
jingwei said:why do churches have rows of benches that peopel sit on? Why don't people form a crowd around the pastor?
AveMaria said:I imagine pews maximize the seating capacity in a defined space.
As an example, let's assume we have a family of four: 2 parents, 2 kids. Look how much less room this family would occupy in a pew, vs. spread out in 4 chairs.
To be honest, it probably has to do with Catholicism.